We're young and Unemployed, what should we do?

Leave comments down below and let's start some discussions on video comments! New graduates, where do me go from here?

You can tell I'm out of practice *sigh*. The important thing is that I have put something up.

I now at least have this way of making videos that is reliable. As always, you guys bearing with me means a lot.

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[Mitya91]

@rhymingwithoranges Put it this way, for the entire UK there are only 500 pupilages which is nothing compared to what it was 3 or so years ago when I went through UCAS. I'll probably end up in some clerk job which will be low-paid (in comparison to a solicitor) but our university have told us to take what we are given essentially!

[z2u]

@rhymingwithoranges -people have more opportunity than ever before in history-everything you want to know is at your fingertips- the problem is young people have been given everything with little restrictions by parents- government- and their education- you now compete with the rest of the world- who have to work harder and be smarter-- instead of just looking for a job -do something to create jobs- some of that 1% not much older than you - you seem intelligent-stop thinking someones owes you

[xmaranduh]

@rhymingwithoranges I am, indeed. And while there are laws against actively firing someone on discriminatory grounds, there are no laws against firing someone based on exaggerated claims of incompetence. I've seen people fired for being "distracting and inappropriate at work" which is code for "they were gay". It's a horrible thing and I really wouldn't know where to start if I were to write someone being that it's my word against there's. PS: Thank you for taking time to reply to me~

[aaaaaaaaaargh]

I'm in my third year of uni and currently enjoying that 'fuck what am I going to do next' panic, exacerbated by news of friends who have just graduated. Some are doing fantastically well, landing one fortuitous circumstance after another, while others struggled enormously to find work stacking shelves as were turned down for being "overqualified". Maybe the government could try to tackle the age-old catch 22 of 'you can't get the job without experience, can't get experience without experience'?

[jteruel671]

@DratVanity Volunteering is good. You might get some ideas, experiences, and training that can land you a job. However, don't dedicate yourself to volunteering too much. Remain focused on the job search.

[122172639]

Many people I went to school with, mostly those who did not complete doctoral programs therefore cannot get certification so easily in the States, have gone to Taiwan, Japan, etc and teach English, art, etc in ENGLISH-speaking classes... those nations focus on VERY young (preschool up) English teaching, but few adults there are bilingual so they simply let kids adapt to teachers who can't speak the local language!

As for #occupy, here, we're speaking with local gov'ts first. It's long-overdue.

[fremmedgorelse]

@emmabee11 nahhh I need to see other cultures even if they are hostile and feel like an american (as from the continent not the country) rediscovering wild Europe =P wild as in undiscovered hehe